Quotes By Norman Ralph Augustine

It is very expensive to achieve high unreliability. It is not uncommon to increase the cost of an item by a factor of ten for each factor of ten degradation accomplished.

Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

People do not win people fights. Lawyers do.

The optimum committee has no members.

The early bird gets the worm.The early worm... gets eaten.

There are no lazy veteran lion hunters.

Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving market in the sale of books on how to fix them.

All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?'

A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist.